Tarquin and Lucretia
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
sheet: 14 1/8 x 17 1/4 in. (35.8 x 43.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.3000
Tags
DaggersWomen
About the Artist
Simone Cantarini|Johann Peter Pichler · 1612–1648
He was one of the most eminent pupils of Guido Reni and one of the most gifted engravers in the tradition of the Carracci. He had a strong personality and developed a highly original style, which united aspects of Bolognese classicism with a bold naturalism. Comment on works: Religious